On Friday, September 13, he was seen holding hands and having dinner with New Girl actress Zooey Deschanel, one week after she announced her separation from husband Jacob Pechenik.

Zooey and Jonathan have not officially confirmed their relationship, though multiple sources close to them have.

Now, the latest: When approached at L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade event in California, a fundraiser to combat children's pediatric cancer, Zooey's ex weighed in on their separation. "Everything is amicable and we have two beautiful children together," Jacob told Hollywood Life. "We’ve been raising them and we’re going to continue to raise them, and take great care of get them."

It's believed that Zooey and Jonathan met on the set of Carpool Karaoke a few weeks ago, when they were filming an episode that pitted Jonathan and his twin brother, Drew Scott, against Zooey and her sister, Emily Deschanel.

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“I am seeing someone,” he told the magazine. “I’m a very private person, so I don’t typically talk about that. It’s definitely special for me, because I am the guy who raises the bar in what I’m looking for in a partner. I was caught a little off guard. It was definitely a pleasant surprise.”

The duo had dinner at Little Dom's restaurant in Loz Feliz, California, on Friday, sparking headlines everywhere. Reports say Jonathan and Zooey met while filming an episode of James Corden's Carpool Karaoke (she and her sister, Emily Deschanel, faced off against Jonathan and his twin—and Property Brothers costar—Drew Scott). The sighting comes one week after Zooey announced her separation from film producer Jacob Pechenik.

"After much discussion and a long period of contemplation, we have decided we are better off as friends, business partners, and co-parents rather than life partners," Zooey and Jacob said in a statement on September 6. The two had been married for four years and have two children together.

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While promoting his second children's book in the Builder Brothersseries, Jonathan discussed filming Carpool Karaoke and meeting the Deschanel sisters for the first time with Hollywood Life: “It’s sometimes a little weird when you just get thrust on camera with people you’ve never met before, but we just clicked.”

Zooey and Jonathan haven't officially confirmed they're dating, though an unnamed source told People "it’s new, but they are having a lot of fun together."

Hollywood Life has also has an anonymous "insider" on record, who says the couple started out as friends. “They’ve been out a few times and seem to want to keep the romance on the quieter side. ... They seem to like each other a lot, and Jonathan travels a lot, but they see one another when they can," the source told the entertainment site.

Fans have already started commenting on Drew's Instagram post teasing their Carpool Karaoke segment, sending their well wishes to the *potential* couple, and crossing their fingers that the early reports are true. Along with the occasional—"stay single!" thirst plea. Oh, the internet.

Candace Braun DavisonDeputy EditorCandace Braun Davison writes, edits, and produces lifestyle content that ranges from celebrity features to roll-up-your-sleeves DIYs, all while relentlessly pursuing the noblest of causes: the quest for the world's best chocolate chip cookie.

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